Getting a filling is a common dental procedure that is used to treat cavities and protect teeth damaged by tooth decay. There are several types of filling material currently available to repair ...

The first clinical trials to study the safety of mercury amalgam dental fillings showed no mental or physical impairments in children carrying the fillings for as long as seven years, according to two ...

Dating back at least to the 1980s, experts have debated the safety of metal “amalgam” cavity fillings, which contain a mixture of metals like silver, copper, nickel and—most alarmingly—mercury. The ...

Dental amalgam is used to repair cavities caused by tooth decay. It's not new. Dentists a century and a half ago were using it. About half of amalgam is made of mercury, the rest from other metals ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued a final regulation classifying dental amalgam and its component parts -- elemental mercury and a powder alloy -- used in dental fillings. While ...

Natural look: If appearance is a concern, the natural coloring of composite fillings may be a good fit. These fillings are less noticeable in the mouth than alternatives. 1 Use on any tooth: Because ...

The number of dental amalgam filling surfaces in the mouths of U.S. adults may be linked to high amounts of mercury exposure, according to a study published online in Human and Experimental Toxicology ...

GAITHERSBURG, Maryland (Reuters) - Critics of dental fillings that contain mercury said they should be banned or not implanted unless patients give consent and acknowledge the toxic metal. During a ...